Day: 17 June 2026

‘Why did the judge in The King v Vickrum Singh Digwa (1/6/26) describe the assailant, Digwa, as “carrying a large Sikh dagger” in “a sheath attached to a belt over the outside,” which would go onto brutally kill young Henry Nowak? Why did he say “[i]t is a strict requirement of the Sikh faith to have a knife, called a kirpan, at all times” and that “[g]enerally, this will be a small knife, hidden from view, often on a length of cord and worn around the neck.” If it is a “kirpan” why not call it that? And does it matter that it was called a “knife” first and a “kirpan” only later? Is the Sikh “kirpan” a knife?’

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Law & Religion UK, 17th June 2026

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

‘Section 12 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, the statute which made “closed material procedures” available in civil proceedings generally, requires the Secretary of State to prepare an annual report which provides details of (amongst other things) the number of applications made under that Act and the number of declarations by the courts that proceedings before it are “proceedings in which a closed material application may be made to the court”. These reports function in practice as a useful overview of the sorts of matters that are being litigated in the national security sphere.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th June 2026

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has upheld a complaint about a form used by a health and social care charity when a user of its services is at end of life, finding that the form caused “unnecessary confusion”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th June 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published interim guidance on key points from the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty, outlining the main implications for health and social care staff, local authorities and others.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2026

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

‘Exactly half of female legal professionals believe their working patterns are not “sustainable for their health in the long term”, a large-scale study has found.’

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Legal Futures, 17th June 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘A veteran solicitor who genuinely believed a court had entered judgment against his client by error has been cleared of multiple allegations, including dishonesty, made against him by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’

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Legal Futures, 16th June 2026

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘On 5 June 2026, the Government published the consultation document, A Fairer End to Relationships, proposing comprehensive reform of the financial consequences of both divorce and separation for unmarried couples. While Graeme Fraser has helpfully summarised the Government’s proposals in Financial Remedies Journal, this piece focuses specifically on the Government’s plan to introduce binding qualifying nuptial agreements (QNAs).’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 16th June 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘Add-backs were a useful mechanism to prevent one party’s unilateral dissipation of assets which unfairly prejudiced the non-dissipating spouse’s share. But something has gone wrong when the outcomes deviate too far from what the average person considers fair.’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 15th June 2026

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

‘A care home manager has been ordered to pay £4,000 after two people in wheelchairs drowned when their boat capsized on a day out.’

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The Independent, 16th June 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘A retired couple has been awarded a £3.3m payout after their historical Tudor riverside home, once a lodging for King Henry VIII, suffered extensive damage from flooding.’

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The Independent, 16th June 2026

Source: www.independent.co.uk